Postcode district · Gateshead
Crime in NE11
How much crime is recorded in NE11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 21,539 (2024)
How safe is NE11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE11, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE11National
Burglary13.29.1
Shoplifting12.98.4
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.14.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.